Gorgeous Large Antique French Minnow (Bait) Bucket with Wire Latch Lid and Best Original Paint eagle and rabbit 10 7/8" tall x 4

10 7/8" tall x 4 1/16" wide and deep

And the shape too

and I think it works pretty well

another great old pin cushion (actually a couple today)

Emily Ackerley's 1870 sketchbook has seen better days--what remains is the cover and 11 pages of drawings

Gorgeous Large Antique French Minnow (Bait) Bucket with Wire Latch Lid and Best Original Paint eagle and rabbit 10 7/8" tall x 4This is a beautiful thing, whether or not one has ever cast a fishing line in one's life. It is a large antique bait bucket minnow pail in original green (beautifully worn and aged) paint, French I believe, early 1900s. With a very lyrical, perfectly working wire clasp mechanism locking the lid, as detailed that loop of wire raises as a handle for locking unlocking it, then lies flat once closed. Great form, nice bail handle, perfect patina, just